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" Ballet Hispanico is a mixture of ethnic, ballet, social, jazz - you name it, it's doing it. The company has been going strong for more than 20 years, and you can see why: It may not be refined, but it's full of beans. "

Robert Gottlieb

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Doing

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Ballet

" The best thing you can say about Hubbard Street is that if you were a dancer, this is a company you'd fight to get into. "

" Every great dance company, even when it seems poised in perfect balance, needs constant renewal of both repertory and performers. "

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